Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-06-2020, 09:42 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 417
Windshield Wiper Conversion
My 1930 Coupe did not have a windshield wiper motor when I got it. I recently bought a restored vacuum wiper motor, which the Judging Standards say my car should have. The holes in my windshield...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-28-2020, 08:58 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 546
Re: Another Interior Handles Question
Thanks for your response, Ryan. I was thinking of all new handles/cranks in butler nickel as my car has a mismatched set of plain and scroll, repro and (original?)
Mike
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-25-2020, 09:14 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 546
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-19-2013, 09:06 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,131
Paint Color Name
Can anyone please tell me the Model A color name for DuPont color code DS091. I don't find that code in any of the searches that I've done. I'm told that it is a code for DuPont Spectra paint, if...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-18-2013, 10:31 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 922
Re: What Do I Have?
700rpm, thanks for your reply and interest in helping. I took a photo of the two different bars and the differences did not show up well. Only by comparing measurements could the differences really...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-18-2013, 09:50 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 922
What Do I Have?
Good evening. I have a headlight bar that I would like to pass-on to someone who can use it, but I don't know what it fits. It was sold to me as being for a 1930-31 Model A, but it doesn't fit my...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-02-2013, 10:01 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 5,612
Re: Headlight bar differences
I ran into the same issue. When I bought my '30 coupe it had what I was later told was an early '30's bar - inverted U-shaped center section. It had been repaired by brazing in at least two places...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-28-2013, 09:06 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,135
Re: Defective Distributor Points
Hi Del,
I think that over-tightening of the nut on the stud was a contributing cause of the failure. In fact, I detected the insulator breakdown by loosening the nut while an ohmmeter was...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-26-2013, 10:12 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,135
Defective Distributor Points
Good evening,
Being a newbie I'm not able to offer much in exchange for all the good advice that I have received from this forum, but sharing a recent experience may help someone. My A wouldn't...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-08-2013, 09:26 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,480
Upholstery Question
Good evening.
Should the upholstery panel above the windshield be vertical, or is it tilted from top to bottom. My CRS prevents me from remembering what the original was like before I removed the...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-07-2013, 08:20 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,154
Dome Light Wire Routing
Good evening,
I am trying to install a new wire for the dome light of my deluxe coupe. I can't find a path to feed the wire around the top corner of the pillar. Page 468 of the Service Bulletins...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
08-19-2013, 08:17 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,300
Glass Setting Rubber
Good evening,
The rubber channel which I purchased for installing the fixed glass on my coupe is smaller in all dimensions (including thickness) than what I removed. When set in place the frame /...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-14-2013, 09:14 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,342
Radius Rod Lubrication
Good Evening,
First, thanks to all who responded to my (first-time) clutch replacement questions. I'm making progress - the new disc, pressure plate, transmission and U-joint are back in. ...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-01-2013, 09:21 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,710
Clutch Replacement
Good Evening,
My clutch began to slip this past Sunday. I now have the disc out, and it is clearly worn.
In addition to the disc, I plan to replace the throwout bearing, pilot bearing and...
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Forum: Model-A
07-24-2012, 09:31 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 961
Re: 1930 Headlight Bar
Jay,
I would like to, if the condition is very good - not bent and no deep pitting.
Please let me know.
Also. how much are you asking?
Mike
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Forum: Model-A
07-20-2012, 11:40 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 961
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Forum: Model-A
07-20-2012, 11:31 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 870
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Forum: Model-A
07-20-2012, 11:21 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 650
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
07-20-2012, 09:49 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,000
Re: Headlight Bar Length
To: Don Turley
Thank you very much for clarifying and re-measuring the headlight bar for me.
Mike Doyle
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
07-19-2012, 11:23 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,000
Re: Headlight Bar Length
Don Turley,
Thanks for your reply to my inquiry on the length of a 1930 headlight bar. Sorry to be nitpicking, but is the 42" length that you stated tip-to-tip or hole to hole?
Thanks much,...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
07-19-2012, 06:48 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,000
Headlight Bar Length
Hi.
Would someone kindly provide a measurement of the length of a 1930 headlight bar. Center-to-center of the upper bolts would be good.
Thanks, Mike
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
07-17-2012, 07:41 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,120
Bumper Clamps
Good Evening,
I need to purchase a full set of bumper clamps for my '30 coupe. (New bumpers will come later when the budget permits.) Does anyone have a recommendation or opinion on solid...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
09-15-2011, 09:19 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 2,141
Windlace Removal / Install
Good evening,
Help needed please with the removal, and future installation, of windlace.
The section in question is on the upper half of the hinge side of the doors on my '30 coupe. This strip...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
09-09-2011, 08:02 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,578
Black A's were rare?
Good evening,
The "Paint & Finish Guide" published by MAFCA reads on page 22 of the 3RD Edition, "Ford built bodies were rarely painted black."
Is this a correct statement? I think that I've...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
09-08-2011, 08:47 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 700
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